Alternate Names: Lir
Genealogy:
Demographics: 12,600 (2000 census), increasing.
Language Use: Home, school, church, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. Tok Pisin [tpi] use increasing due to foreign workers at Lihir gold mining company.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 95%. Taught in primary schools.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.